Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Inflation is expected to exceed 2% this fiscal year and then slow down.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: We will closely monitor foreign exchange and its impact on inflation.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The possibility of steady wage growth this year is increasing.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The economy is expected to continue to recover moderately.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: We have observed some weaknesses in some areas of the Japanese economy.

Former St. Louis Fed President James Bullard: A soft landing of the U.S. economy is in sight.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive Eddie Yue said Bond Connect should be open to more investors.

Ukrainian Air Force Commander: Ukrainian air defense system successfully destroyed 20 attack drones launched by Russia.

The main contract of rebar rose by more than 2.00% during the day and is now trading at 3,588.00 yuan/ton.

The main contract of coking coal increased by 2.00% during the day and is now at 1488.50 yuan/ton. The main contract of coke rose by more than 1%.

Shin-Etsu Chemical of Japan: Will build a new production base for chip lithography materials in Japan.

Market news: Australia plans to provide tax incentives for the rental housing industry.

TSMC rose 3.2%, its biggest intraday gain in more than two weeks, with its share price hitting a new intraday high.

The New Zealand dollar NZD/USD rose to a more than two-week high of 0.6047.

HSBC Global Private Bank and Wealth CEO: We are adding staff in India.

HSBC Global Private Bank and Wealth CEO: Plans to extend bond maturity. Advise clients to put funds into operations.

Bitcoin fell by $500 in the short term, falling below $71,000 per coin, down 1.01% on the day.

Hamas statement: Hamas is still studying the proposal submitted by Israel and will inform the mediators of its response.

According to a Reuters poll: The Bank of Korea will keep its interest rate unchanged at 3.50% until the second quarter of 2024, and will cut it to 3.25% in the third quarter (consistent with the February poll).

According to a Reuters poll: All 39 analysts surveyed expected the Bank of Korea to keep interest rates unchanged at 3.50% on April 12.